1 After this, big armies from Moab, Ammon, and others came to fight King Jehoshaphat. ⚔️ 2 Men told the king, “A huge army is coming from far away. They are at En Gedi.” ♂️️ 3 The king felt afraid, so he prayed to God and told all the people to not eat and pray. 4 All Judah came together to ask God for help; they came from every town. ️ 5 King Jehoshaphat stood in God’s house in Jerusalem with all the people. ️ 6 The king said, “God, You live in heaven. You rule all. No one can stop You.” ☁️ 7 “You drove out the bad people and gave this land to Abraham’s family for ever.” 8 “Our people lived here and built a house for You, God.” 9 “If war, sick, or no food comes, we will come here and call to You. You will hear and save.” ⚔️️ 10 “Now Moab, Ammon, and people from Seir come against us.” ♂️⚔️ 11 “They want to push us out of the land You gave us.” ➡️ 12 “God, please judge them. We are weak. We do not know what to do. Our eyes look to You.” 13 All Judah stood before God with babies, kids, and wives. 14 God's Holy Spirit came to Jahaziel, a Levite from Asaph’s family, as he stood with the people. ✨️ 15 Jahaziel said, “All of you in Judah and Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat, listen: God says, do not be afraid. The fight is God’s, not yours.” ️️ 16 “Go down to them tomorrow. You will find them by the hill of Ziz, at the end of the valley, near Jeruel.” ️⛰️ 17 “You will not need to fight. Stand still and see God save you. Do not fear. God is with you.” ✋️ 18 King Jehoshaphat bowed low, and all the people bowed and prayed to God. ♂️ 19 Levites stood up and sang loud praise to God. 20 Early in the morning they went to the desert road near Tekoa. The king said, “Trust God. Trust the men who speak for Him. You will stand strong.” ♂️ 21 The king chose singers to go in front of the army. They sang, “Thank God! God’s love lasts for ever!” ❤️♾️ 22 When they began to sing, God set a trap for the enemies, and they lost. ⚔️ 23 Ammon and Moab fought the people from Seir, then they fought each other. ⚔️⚔️ 24 Judah looked out and saw all the enemy on the ground; none were left. ⚰️ 25 The king and the people took many good things; it took three days to carry it all. 3️⃣ 26 On day four they met in a valley and said, “Thank You, God!” So they named it Beracah. ️️ 27 All the people went back to Jerusalem with joy, led by the king, because God made them glad. 28 They came to God’s house in Jerusalem with harps, lyres, and trumpets. ️ 29 All other lands heard that God fought for Israel, and they were afraid. ⚔️ 30 God gave King Jehoshaphat peace all around the land. ️ 31 Jehoshaphat was king of Judah. He was 35 when he began to rule, and he ruled 25 years. His mom was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi. 32 He did what was right, like his dad Asa did. 33 But the high places stayed, and the people did not fully follow God. ⚠️⛰️ 34 Other things he did are in the book by Jehu son of Hanani, in the book of the kings of Israel. ️ 35 Later, Jehoshaphat joined with Ahaziah, king of Israel. Ahaziah did bad. ❌ 36 They made ships to go to Tarshish. They built them at Ezion-geber. ️ 37 Eliezer from Mareshah, son of Dodavahu, said, “Because you joined with Ahaziah, God will stop your work.” The ships broke and could not go. ️⚓